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Seven get 5-20 years’ jail time in ’99 torture case Mentally disabled Middletown man was subjected to humiliating abuse
Staff Writer By marilyn duff Seven get 5-20 years’ jail time in ’99 torture case Mentally disabled Middletown man was subjected to humiliating abuse FREEHOLD — In the first prosecution of its kind, a state Superior Court judge last week doled out sentences of five to 20 years to seven people who pleaded guilty in…
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Route 33 bypass will carry Narozanick’s name forever
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Route 33 bypass will carry Narozanick’s name forever DAVE BENJAMIN Acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco (l) congratulates Monmouth County Freeholder Ted Narozanick of Freehold Borough after a portion of the Route 33 bypass was named the “Theodore J. Narozanick Highway.” MANALAPAN — One of Western Monmouth County’s most well-known residents…
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Dems tab Cozzolino, Ward in Manalapan Pair upends Moskovitz, Pacheco at conclusion of hard-fought campaign
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Dems tab Cozzolino, Ward in Manalapan Pair upends Moskovitz, Pacheco at conclusion of hard-fought campaign MANALAPAN — Voters in the June 26 Democratic primary election tapped Mary Cozzolino and Beth Ward to run for two three-year seats on the Township Committee in November. Cozzolino, a member of the Township Committee…
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Resident objecting to plan for communications tower
Resident objecting to plan for communications tower Freehold Twp. waiting to take formal position on Route 18 proposal By PAUL GODINO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Sprint wants to build a communications tower in a buffer zone between Route 18 and area homes, and some residents are objecting to that proposal. According to resident Bill…
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Candidates will give long look at local master plan
Staff Writer By dick metzgar Candidates will give long look at local master plan FREEHOLD — The borough’s master plan and the future of the county seat will come under close scrutiny this summer. It stands to reason that the master plan and the town’s future will be major issues for the three candidates —…
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Owner of 3rd-generation business to close shop
Staff Writer By dick metzgar Owner of 3rd-generation business to close shop FREEHOLD — A new commercial operation has been proposed to replace one of the borough’s few surviving third-generation businesses. Carl Steinberg, the operator of Freehold Furniture, 2 Monmouth Ave., which has been a fixture in the borough since 1920, told the News Transcript…
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SARAH McCOLGAN Allison Weis, 4, works on an arts and crafts project at the Freehold Township Recreation Kiddie Camp at Liberty Oak Park.
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ Trees frame the construction site at Route 79 and School Road East, Marlboro, where crews are building the three-story, 63-unit Sunrise assisted living facility. The building is going up on a 4-acre site in a neighborhood commercial zone.
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1,000 youngsters enjoying summer recreation camp
Staff Writer By paul godino 1,000 youngsters enjoying summer recreation camp SARAH McCOLGAN Stephanie Rodriguez (r) enjoys the pool with her friend Erin Wolf at Freehold Township’s recreation camp at Liberty Oak Park. As Freehold Township continues to grow, so, too, do the number and variety of programs being offered to residents. One example of…
